Canada-Europe free trade agreement could be final in 6 months

[Wezil]

BBC has some decent shows. Fortunately we MeriKanize them for our Canadian friends.

Those of us with any taste whatsoever go with the originals. You guys really know how to ruin fine shows.

[Wezil]

They can probably get their fill of that from Quebec.

Speaking of...

This will be the interesting detail.

Officials are also discussing Canada's supply management system, which protects poultry and dairy farmers, she said.

[Dinner]

"Successful English winery" = your post smells of BS

There is a wine growing tradition in parts of England going back to Roman times, a lot of wineries got ripped up in WW1 & WW2 due to the need to maximize food calories, but in recent decades they've really made a big come back and with climate change/warming there will be a lot more in the future. Since 1990 the number of acres devoted to wine grapes in the UK has gone up 10 times. That's big growth.

[Tupac Shakur]

Since 1990 the number of acres devoted to wine grapes in the UK has gone up 10 times. That's big growth.

Anyone care to wager on what the actual figure is?

[giblets]

According to Wikipedia the English and Welsh provide around 1% of the wine in the United Kingdom's domestic market. Impressive!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wine_from_the_United_Kingdom

[Tupac Shakur]

Here's the answer. Don't spoil the extent of Oerdin's wrongness for yourself until you've had a chance to guess!

Spoiler:

929 hectares of English vineyards in 1990 grew to 1,324 hectares in 2010, an increase of only 43 percent.

http://www.englishwineproducers.com/stats.htm

[OzzyKP]

Those of us with any taste whatsoever go with the originals. You guys really know how to ruin fine shows.

American Office > UK Office

[The Mad Monk]

Well, I did find this:

Wine Regions

The extreme heat waves and frosts that come with climate change affect soil conditions, so much so that the world's most prestigious wine regions from Bordeaux to Rioja to Napa Valley could be unable to grow quality grapes by the end of the century. To put it in perspective, temperatures in California's Napa (home to 45,000 acres of vineyards) could jump two degrees in the next 30 years, which would upset the balance of sweetness and acidity crucial to good wine, and essentially shrink America's most famous wine-producing region by 50 percent. The conditions are so extreme in Europe that long-established wine epicenters could be pushed northward to England and Scotland as continental temperatures rise. In fact, Brits are already ramping up the production of sparkling wines, traditionally the domain of France's Champagne region: In 1990, England was home to 140 acres devoted to sparkling-wine grapes; by 2010, the number spiked to 1,360.

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/04/22/10-most-precious-places-on-earth/

[notyoueither]

Speaking of...

This will be the interesting detail.

Officials are also discussing Canada's supply management system, which protects poultry and dairy farmers, she said.

Not really.

The federal government is either impregable or hopeless in areas where dismantling supply management would be an issue.

Their ideology, and the fact that supply management is a major obstacle in trade deals on more than one front spells the end of the system, and consumers will cheer lower prices for eggs and dairy.

Ask prairie farmers who like the Wheat Board how this plays out.

[MOBIUS]

Here's the answer. Don't spoil the extent of Oerdin's wrongness for yourself until you've had a chance to guess!

Spoiler:

929 hectares of English vineyards in 1990 grew to 1,324 hectares in 2010, an increase of only 43 percent.

http://www.englishwineproducers.com/stats.htm

Not to mention the fact that that's a tiny pin ***** of overall land area.

There's actually a tiny vineyard in Cardiff itself. If you get the angle just right on a nice Summer's day with the castle in the background, you could almost imagine you were on the Rhine...

[Zoetstofzoetje]

English wine is so-so. I have some Canadian ice-wine at home that I got as a gift. Is it any good?

[Wezil]

American Office > UK Office

UK Cracker > American Cracker
UK Skins > American Skins

You will lose this game.

[dannubis]

English wine is so-so. I have some Canadian ice-wine at home that I got as a gift. Is it any good?

Yes. Yellow snow is good for you.

[The Mad Monk]

UK Cracker > American Cracker
UK Skins > American Skins

You will lose this game.

American All In The Family > Whatever the hell the UK version was.

[DinoDoc]

American Sanford and Son > UK Steptoe and Son